Final project ideas?

[colintrax]

Gotta do a final project for my CNC metrology class. Thinking it'd be cool to make something for my explorer but I don't have any ideas
Sooo what'd yall got??
FYI it needs some kinda fit, press, threads, whatever. Using a 3 axis mill, but I can probably use the 4 axis if I beg

 

[Hunter32]

Make front some lift spindles

It really would be a cool project, and you could grab some old uprights from a junkyard explorer to get the measurements then just change the spindle height for some lift

 

[colintrax]

Not a bad idea! But I got a feeling Ill be paying a lot for stock. Can't imagine emert letting me take that much metal

 

[Hunter32]

yeah thats a good chunk of metal right there

 

[colintrax]

Decided to make a latch for the hatch, so I can open the hatch from the inside (very helpful if you sleep in the back)
Not sure how I'm going to attach it to the rod though. I also haven't though of a good way to make the length adjustable. Right now my only idea is a pipe with left and right hand threads to adjust the length. Really don't feel like cutting internal left hand threads, this is lots of machining already and I only have so much time.
So any ideas?
Here's my solidworks models of what I've got

 

[colintrax]

Think I'm gonna copy this to attach it to the linkage
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=298835&highlight=open+hatch+inside&page=2

Now the question is, how should I make it adjustable? Maybe on the plate drill a hole and use nuts to hold it in place.